One Life is a movie directed by James Hawes. The film is about Nicholas Winton, a man who saved over 600 children from nazi occupied Yugoslavia. The movie follows Winton as an old man played by Anthony Hopkins as he tries to get rid of all the artifacts he still possesses from his past. Nicholas …
Makoto Shinkai is a hack director! By that, I do not mean he is bad in all aspects, on the contrary, he is obviously very good at art direction. If nothing else his movies always look pretty. His films are very pretty with little to no substance if anything. So many of Shinkai´s shortcomings would …
What does it mean to say something is boring? What does it mean to say a movie is boring? When is a movie boring? Is something being boring a description of the work itself or merely a label that reflects more on the person who perceives the boring thing? Today I want to talk a bit …
The holocaust is a challenging subject matter. The main focus point is one of the most evil events in human history. Stories about the holocaust are not easy to digest or watch. A good movie about this event can reframe your mind and priorities to a great extent. We all have a form of collective …
A year or so ago I made a post on the book Never Die. Where I celebrate it as a kickass and fun entry book into reading. The book is perfect for action anime fans who may want to read a bit. The book was self-published, and I tried doing my bit to give the …
I used to be a productivity guru kind of guy. I had a million different projects and hobbies to the point where I could barely get out of bed in the morning due to the insane workload I put on myself. If I didn’t wake up with a lot of energy the whole day would …
The world is a scary place. We are thrown into the world with no prior experience. As we navigate this new and scary existence we seek guidance from others, yet no one else knows what to do, after all, they too are thrown into existence. This philosophy comes from the German philosopher Martin Heidegger. The …
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Glass Onion is the sequel to the successful murder mystery movie Knives Out. Technically it’s not so much a sequel, it’s more like another story told in the same universe. The title is Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery. The only recurring character from the first movie is the master detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Graig). Both films fall under what I …
Dune has become a mega hit grossing a lot of money and gathering critical acclaim making it the perfect blockbuster. Under the steady hand of one of the best directors working today, Denis Villeneuve has made what people are already calling a modern classic. Since Dune consists of many more books it is only natural …
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Feeling down? Lazy? Unproductive? Are you tired of wasting day after day scrolling through your phone or playing video games all day? Do you feel you need to do MORE or at least do something instead of being a piece of furniture in your own home? FEAR NOT! YouTube is filled to the breaking point …